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The annual pay rate for Parole Board members is $157,533 — up from $155,405 last year, according to the statewide payroll database.
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Quincy Hamilton, who was appointed interim police chief May 12, told the Star-Telegram that the police department is struggling to retain staff for often longer than a year — a problem Hamilton attributes to the department’s pay rate compared to other cities of similar size.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
New York City implemented its own minimum pay rate for delivery workers in late 2023.
—Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The public hospitals left Florida Blue’s network after pay rate negotiations with the insurer fell through.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 26 May 2026
Quincy Hamilton, who was appointed interim police chief May 12, told the Star-Telegram that the police department is struggling to retain staff for often longer than a year — a problem Hamilton attributes to the department’s pay rate compared to other cities of similar size.
—Tanya Babbar, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 May 2026
New York City implemented its own minimum pay rate for delivery workers in late 2023.
—Andrew Garin, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026
The public hospitals left Florida Blue’s network after pay rate negotiations with the insurer fell through.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Pay rate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pay%20rate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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